Faculty/Staff Information

Halley Read

she/her/hers

Associate Professor and Doctoral Capstone Coordinator, Occupational Therapy

5037514094 | readh@wou.edu
VICK BUILDING(VICK) 205A

Why I chose WOU

I chose WOU because my vision of OT education aligns with that of the university; supportive and transformative education.

At WOU since

07/31/2023

Hobbies

I love eating yummy food with friends. I enjoy hiking, well being outside in general. I also love travel.

Fun fact

I am named after a comet!

Hometown

Oracle, AZ.

Favorite book/movie

I have too many favorites. But I do love the movie The Labyrinth, and one of my favorite books is The Giver.

Areas of responsibility

I serve as the Doctoral Capstone Coordinator for WOU's OT program. I coordinate, monitor and implement the Doctoral Capstone Program for students, faculty and community:) WOUhoo!

Education

PhD in Translational Health Sciences, George Washington University
Masters of OT, Midwestern University
BS in Psychology with a Minor in Neuroscience, UC Davis

Awards and honors

2023 OTAO Presidents Award

2024 OTAO Grace Black Award

2025 Fellow of Rosters Award, AOTA

Professional memberships

Oregon OT Association

American OT Association

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